Mohammed Yusuf

Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970-30 July 2009) was the founder of the Boko Haram jihadist military organization in Nigeria.

Biography
Mohammed Yusuf joined the Muslim Brotherhood when they moved to Nigeria and later founded his own Salafi Muslim movement, Boko Haram, who proclaimed that "Western education is a sin" (the English translation of their Hausa name) and fought to enforce Islamic rule over the country.

Death
In 2009, Yusuf was captured by police at his parents-in-law's house, but escaped from the police station. He was recaptured shortly after, and on 30 July he was executed in public view outside of the station.